Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at River Valley Community College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what River Valley Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont is located in Claremont, New Hampshire and approximately 694 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

NH Community Technical College - Claremont Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NH Community Technical College - Claremont

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at River Valley Community College.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at NH Community Technical College - Claremont may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are white. Around 87% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from River Valley Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from River Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	19
Occupational Therapist Assistant	11

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for River Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical Assistants	2,550	$36,730
Pharmacy Technicians	1,730	$32,370
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	880	$34,900
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Physician Assistants	710	$111,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.